prominent, bumped 4th, led after 5th, headed approaching last, no extra towards finish
held up rear of mid-division, effort when hit 6th, soon outpaced, no impression after
mid-division, took keen hold, headway 4th, ridden approaching 2 out, no extra flat
held up in rear, well beaten 3 out
led, bumped 4th, headed after next, weakened quickly approaching 6th, tailed off
always prominent, not fluent 4th, challenged after 3 out, edged left flat, ran on, just held
held up in touch, close up 3 out, weakened before next
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out
held up in rear, headway 3 out, outpaced before next, ran on flat
held up towards rear, headway on inside 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, led and hit last, edged right flat, held on
mid-division, not fluent 3rd, mistake and lost place 5th, well behind 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
Nonrunner
This is a cracking contest for the track and quite a few of the country's top NH yards have entries. David Pipe saddles three including Swinton Hurdle third Hunterview and Sabre Hongrois, who was highly progressive before suffering a setback in 2009. It will be interesting to see how Ghimaar, who has won two of his three starts over timber and was a very decent stayer on the Flat, shapes following a lay-off while Nicky Henderson also has Owen Glendower who won twice in the autumn and was a good third to Paintball at Cheltenham last month. Cockney Trucker never runs a bad race and Minneapolis and Kylenoe Fairy both bring winning form into the race but we are taking a chance on the unexposed RAMSES DE MARCIGNY. Very lightly raced, Paul Nicholls' charge has a lot more to do than when landing a maiden hurdle over C&D 11 days ago but is learning with experience and could be attractively weighted on his handicap bow.
Cockney Trucker (IRE) 8-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost a few lengths from 3rd, stayed on from 2 out, went 4th approaching last, not able to reach leaders, 4th of 9, 8l behind Sanctuaire (10-8) at Ayr 2m Ltd hcp hdl (1) gd in Apr.
Rajeh (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, no impression from 3 out, 9th of 17, 17l behind Russian War (10-11) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gd in Oct.
Owen Glendower (IRE) 5-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, 4th last, went 3rd flat, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Paintball (10-13) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gd in Apr.
King's Forest (IRE) 11-4fav (10-2) Mistakes, held up in rear, headway 4 out, ridden to chase leaders after next, soon outpaced, left well beaten 4th 2 out until fell last, in a race won by Working Title (11-3) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl (2) gd in Nov, 9 ran.
Sabre Hongrois (FR) 6-1 (11-10) Tracked leader, led 5th, driven and headed approaching 2 out, soon rallied and every chance, led after last, all out, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gf in Oct '09 beating Phoenix Eye (10-6) by nk, 5 ran.
Decoy (FR) 17-2 (11-1) Mid-division, headway from 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 16l behind Reindeer Dippin (11-1) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Feb.
Minneapolis Evensfav (10-7) Tracked leader, went for gap up inside and challenging when no room and had to jump brush upright (end of dolled off ground) after 3 out, led before next, clear last, easily, won at Towcester 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf in Apr beating Getaway Driver (10-7) by 10l, 4 ran.
Stage Acclaim (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Prominent, went 2nd 5th until 3 out, unable to quicken last, soon edged left, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind King Brex (11-3) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd.
Tri Nations (UAE) 5-2fav (10-7) Held up in rear, closed 3 out, chased winner when switched right before last, soon every chance, held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Bermuda Boy (11-6) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf.
Kylenoe Fairy (IRE) 6-1 (10-4) Held up towards rear, headway under pressure on outside after 7th, challenged last (usual 2 out, ridden and kept on under pressure flat to lead post, won at Newton Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf beating Tri Nations (10-11) by ns, 12 ran.
Ramses De Marcigny (FR) 10-3fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, headway 3 out, led before next, soon hard pressed and ridden, held on under pressure flat, won at Newton Abbot 2m 3f NH mdn hdl (4) gf beating Malibu Sun (10-9) by 1 1/4l, 16 ran.
Ghimaar 1-3fav (11-5) Tracked leader, hit 2nd, led after 4th, headed 5th, led again 4 out, eased towards finished, readily, won at Worcester 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Jul beating Lamboro Lad (11-5) by 2l, 5 ran.
Hunterview 25-1 (11-5) Led, driven and headed
Boogie Dancer 16-1 (10-13) Mid-division on outside, outpacaed 7th, soon weakened and behind, 9th of 12, well behind Kylenoe Fairy (10-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf.
